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Chronicon Anglicanum

According to Brewer (p. 276), this chronicle contains a "short notice in a chronicle regarding the rumours spread about Prester John at the time of the Fifth Crusade. Ralph claimed that Prester John told the Caliph of Baghdad that he would vanquish him and his realm unless the Muslims converted to Christianity.

Ralph also claimed that Prester John promised to come to the aid of the crusaders in Damietta and Jerusalem.

The Latin text can be found in Joseph S.evenson (ed.) (London, RS, 1875), p. 190. There is no known English translation.

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